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The “Degraded Hasmonean Coins” – A Silent Witness to the Price of Brotherly Conflict

Archaeologist and numismatist Haim Shaham examining finds at the sifting site. His doctoral research has shed new light on the historical significance of the "Degraded Coins." About 2,092 years ago, the magnificent Hasmonean kingdom…
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Thanksgiving — Then and Now

Long before turkey and pumpkin pie, the holiday of Shavuot was the ancient Israelite prosperity “Thanksgiving,” celebrating the end of the grain harvest season and the bringing of the bikkurim, the first produce, to the Temple in Jerusalem.…